Rodney Curl
Strategy Lead
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRodney Curl is a Strategy Lead with nine years of experience shaping cultural-first brand experiences at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and design. He has led creative strategy and research for high-profile clients including Apple, Google, Nike, Jordan, Amazon, and Adidas, consistently translating cultural insight into product and campaign launches—from signature athlete shoes to large-scale B2B and consumer brand campaigns. A founder and former entrepreneur, he’s built and scaled partnerships, produced tours and funded creative projects, and grew a media platform to hundreds of thousands of monthly users. Known for structuring rigorous brainstorms and synthesizing primary and secondary research, he drives strategic decisions and presents results to senior stakeholders. Based in Washington, DC, Rodney also co-leads Instrument’s IAMBlack affinity group, signaling a commitment to inclusive culture-building beyond client work. His blend of hands-on creative production and strategic rigor makes him as comfortable launching a signature shoe as he is developing long-term brand playbooks.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Business and Computer Science, Business and Computer Science at Trenton Central High SchoolWeb Development Immersive, Web Development Immersive at General AssemblyBachelors, Journalism with a concentration in Advertising, Bachelors, Journalism with a concentration in Advertising at Howard UniversityBusiness Strategy, Business Strategy at University of Virginia Darden School of Business
English, Spanish
Github Skills (32)
forking7
expressjs6
css5
jquery5
javascript4
checkpoint4
ajax4
nodejs4
drawing4
api4
dom4
responsive3
rails-api1
conditionals1
rails1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rodneycurl/vote-funny
Mar 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:29 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
rodneycurl/rodneycurl.github.io
Jan 2017 - Feb 2021
Contributions:302 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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